Mariam D. Yanes

Partner

Mrs. Yanes concentrates her practice in the area of workers’ compensation defense where her clients include insurance carriers, employers, uninsured employers and self-insured funds.  She has litigated in jurisdictions throughout the State of Florida for multiple insurance carriers and employers.

Mrs. Yanes was admitted to The Florida Bar in 2008 and is licensed to practice in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. She is a member of the Florida Bar Association as well as the Workers Compensation Division. She received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Florida in 2004, cum laude, and a Juris Doctor degree from St. Thomas University School of Law in 2008, cum laude.

While attending law school, Mrs. Yanes argued and prepared two appellate cases before the Third District Court of Appeal; one ultimately reaching the United States Supreme Court in the matter of Florida v. Jardines, 133 S. Ct., 1409 (2013).

She is registered by the State of Florida as a Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Instructor and has lectured at the Workers’ Compensation Convention, WCCP Claims Management Conference, Florida RIMS Educational Conference, The Florida Bar Workers’ Compensation Forum and the Workers’ Compensation Academy. Mrs. Yanes is a founding member and Bencher of The Richard A. Sicking American Inn of Court and serves on their Executive Board as the current Vice President/President Elect.  She is also a Mentor as part of The Florida Bar’s Workers’ Compensation Section’s Emerging Leaders Committee Mentor Program. Mrs. Yanes has also served as the Chair for the Planning and Zoning Board for the Town of Miami Lakes.

Professional Activities (Past and Present)

Member, Workers’ Compensation Section of The Florida Bar

Founding Member, The Richard A. Sicking American Inn of Court

Executive Board Member, The Richard A. Sicking American Inn of Court

Current Vice President/President Elect, The Richard A. Sicking American Inn of Court

Member of the 2026 Florida Bar Workers’ Compensation Forum Steering Committee

Mentor, The Florida Bar’s Workers’ Compensation Section’s Emerging Leaders Committee Mentor Program

Member, Women in Work Comp

Member, Miami Lakes Bar Association

Member, Legally Lakes

Member, South Florida HHRA

Chairwoman, Town of Miami Lakes Planning and Zoning Board

Alumni Coach, E. Earle Zehmer National Moot Court Competition at the annual Workers’ Compensation Convention

Phi Delta Phi

Cuban American Bar Association

Speaking Engagements

Speaker, 2015, 2022, 2023 and 2024 Workers’ Compensation Convention

Speaker, 2019, 2021 and 2022 WCCP Claims Management Conference

Speaker, 2023 The Workers’ Compensation Academy

Speaker, 2024 Florida RIMS Educational Conference

Speaker, 2024 WCI and First District Court of Appeal Seminar – Perspectives from the Practice

Speaker, 2026 Florida Bar Workers’ Compensation Forum

CEU Credited Seminars

Does your Workers’ Comp Plan include a Drug Free Workplace Program?

Emerging Trends in Workers’ Compensation

Winning Team’s Approach to Florida Workers’ Compensation

Major Contributing Cause and Indexing: How it All Ties Together

Emerging Trends: Looking Outside the Box for Your Return-to-Work Program

Claims Survival Guide

Case Law Update

Does your Workers’ Comp Plan Include a Drug-Free Workplace Program?

Stop the Bleed…Claim Cost Reductions and Mediation Strategies

Major Contributing Cause and Indexing: How it All Ties Together

Ladder of Responsibility

Awards and Recognitions

South Florida Legal Guide’s Top Up and Comer 2018-2022

Certifications & Licenses

The Florida Bar

United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida

Education

St. Thomas University School of Law, J.D. 2008, cum laude

University of Florida, B.S. 2004, cum laude

Languages

English

Spanish

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